heres the "toy plane" story....
An operation to recover a model plane from a cliff face, which involved 14 emergency service workers, has been defended by coastguards.
The two-foot long remote controlled toy was spotted by a member of the public on cliffs at Saltburn, Teesside.
It led to an elaborate rescue mission involving winching equipment and an inshore lifeboat.
But the coastguard insists their efforts were necessary - to prevent anybody trying to recover the plane.
Saltburn Councillor John Robinson said he cannot understand why so many rescue workers had to be involved.
He said: "I appreciate the safety concerns, but I think such an elaborate operation was over the top.
"What if there had been another emergency, like a stranded boat?"
The lifeboat was there as a matter of caution and the whole operation was to prevent a possibly much more serious accident happening.
Mike Puplett, Humber Coastguard
Mike Puplett, from the Humber Coastguard, said the initial call suggested that the model was much larger.
He said: "The caller said it was a six-foot long airplane, but when we got there it was only about two feet long.
"We had to take it down to stop any kids climbing up and trying to get it.
"Because of the time of the year we're constantly looking for children on the beach.
"All it takes is for one child to look up there and who knows what could happen."
it's not unknown for the rescue services ( or in our case RNAS Culdrose ) to turn a lost plane call into a practice, we've had assistance in the past when a heli is in the area anyway sometime after a plane has been lost, the message works it's way back to the airbase and they treat it like looking for a child or dog next time their out with time to kill.. but i wouldn't bother ringing 999 and expect a result.
If he did not have contact with the resistance, put him back in a plane...but this time point him towards the combat!
this is what happened last time Chris put his plane into combat with us
